US Department of Labor issues final disability claim procedure rulesBy Steve Flores and Marissa SimsInsurance Law, September 2017Employers who sponsor employee benefit plans that provide disability benefits will need to revisit policies and procedures, plan documents, summary plan descriptions and claim-related notices in light of final regulations that apply to claims for disability benefits made on or after January 1, 2018.

US Department of Labor issues final disability claim procedure rulesBy Steve Flores and Marissa SimsEmployee Benefits, September 2017Employers who sponsor employee benefit plans that provide disability benefits will need to revisit policies and procedures, plan documents, summary plan descriptions and claim-related notices in light of final regulations that apply to claims for disability benefits made on or after January 1, 2018.

Case summariesInsurance Law, June 2017Summaries of the cases in this issue.

Some insurance industry help for defective construction claimsBy Geoff BryceInsurance Law, June 2017According to current case law, the standing rule in Illinois is that there is no comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for any construction defect claim where the claim is that only the building itself was damaged.

Case summariesInsurance Law, May 2017Summaries of the cases in this issue.

Conflicts of interest and the duty of the insurance company to defendBy Jason G. SchutteInsurance Law, May 2017Claims professionals will satisfy the insurer’s duty to defend while addressing any conflict of interest by first identifying the potential conflict, disclosing the potential conflict, then executing one of the three options listed in this article.

Case summariesInsurance Law, June 2016Summaries of the cases in this issue.

Editor’s note: The return of judicial blindersBy James T. NyesteInsurance Law, June 2016The Third District’s decision in Pekin Ins. Co. v. Illinois Cement Co., , which is summarized in this issue, is a very unsatisfactory decision concerning the scope of the pleadings or other materials to be considered by a trial court in determining whether a liability insurer has a duty to defend.